判 (pàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to judge
- to discriminate
- to conclude
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
判 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 判 is 刂 — meaning knife. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 划利剧列剩则.
How the character is built
判 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 半 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 判
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
判 appears in 12 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
FAQ
What does 判 mean in Chinese?
判 (pàn) means to judge; to discriminate; to conclude. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 判 have?
判 is written in 7 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 判?
The radical of 判 is 刂 (knife). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 划, 利, 剧, 列, 剩.
What is the pinyin for 判?
判 is pronounced pàn.
What HSK 4 words use 判?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 判 appears in 1 word, including 判断 (pànduàn). See the full list above.